What Prop 37 Would Mean for California Homebuyers | Robert Hertzberg

Siyamak Khorrami

Siyamak Khorrami has been the general manager and chief editor of the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times since 2017. He is also the host of the “California Insider” show, which showcases leaders and professionals across the state with inside information about trending topics and critical issues in California.

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October 21, 2026Updated: October 21, 2026

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In California, renters outnumber homeowners until age 47, about a decade later than in the rest of the country. For many middle-class families with steady jobs, the step from paying rent to owning a home keeps moving further away.

Saving for a down payment is one barrier. Another concerns what kind of housing gets built in California and who it is built for.

Bob Hertzberg is a former California Senate Majority Leader and Assembly Speaker, and the author of Proposition 37, the middle-class homeownership measure on the November 3 ballot. He makes his case for how the proposal addresses the barriers facing both buyers and builders, and what putting it into practice would require. California Insider is nonpartisan and does not endorse ballot measures.

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